Category: Ayden Schirmacher-Ushuaia, Argentina

I cannot believe that it has been four months since I got here. Four months of new friends, hard work, and so many unforgettable experiences. These past few weeks have been super busy. I’ve been finishing up my independent study project about the population of Magellanic penguins on Isla Martillo, which turned out to be …

WE FINALLY REACHED ANTARCTICA!!! I know Frozen is supposed to take place somewhere Nordic, so more Arctic, but it’s snow and magic, so I’m running with it. Also, apologies in advance to anyone who knows me, but this is about to be my entire personality for the foreseeable future.  It was so amazing. I can’t …

Hello again.  You might be wondering why this post is happening. Perhaps thinking something along the lines of “isn’t this chick supposed to be in Antarctica right now???” Well. Have I got a story for you.  Picture this: you have been waiting a whole year for your first abroad experience ever. Despite covid still happening, …

Hello again everyone! It’s been two weeks since my last update and I feel like time has flown by – I almost forgot I had to write another one of these, since it feels like just yesterday I was doing the last one! I’ve been having a lot of fun celebrating people’s birthdays, having asado …

Well. I don’t even know where to start.  So much has happened since I wrote my last post. I have gone on a road trip for a field expedition to study microplastics and local conservation efforts in Rio Grande; launched a weather balloon from the airport meteorological station to measure the amount of ozone in …

Well. I don’t even know where to start.  So much has happened since I wrote my last post. I have gone on a road trip for a field expedition to study microplastics and local conservation efforts in Rio Grande; launched a weather balloon from the airport meteorological station to measure the amount of ozone in …

It felt like my world had already ended the day before, when my flights got canceled on the day I was supposed to fly with the rest of the kids in the program. Cue the frantic rescheduling and fear of missing out. But anyway. Deep breaths. Today, I’m literally at the end of the world. …